Smithtown

The federal Surface Transportation Board submitted a draft environmental assessment for the Townline Rail Terminal in Smithtown, New York, finding that building more than 5,000 feet of freight rail off of the Long Island Rail Road will have a “negligible” impact on the environment and nearby community.

The Brookhaven Landfill is expected to begin closing in 2024, and there isn’t the appetite to keep a smaller Babylon facility open after 2031. So, Long Island towns will need to keep talking trash to come up with a plan to work together, the private sectors and communities.

The nonprofit Smithtown Performing Arts Council is looking to raise $500,000 for new seats, carpets, restrooms, and lighting for the theater marquee.

The Smithtown Library board voted to remove Pride displays from children’s sections, prompting an outcry from New York’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies.

Videos aimed at teaching students about race, sex and mental health have been restricted in schools in Smithtown on Long Island after parents complained…

Republicans on Long Island say they want the state to ease COVID-19 restrictions faster.Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick of Smithtown said it is time to fully…

On Tuesday government reform groups called on New York State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-2) to bring to a vote a bill that would close what’s…